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Richard Burton gets Hollywood star

MUMBAI: Nearly 30 years after his death, Richard Burton has been honoured by Hollywood with a star on the Walk of Fame next to his ex-wife Elizabeth Taylor.

The Welsh-born actor received the film world‘s highest accolade as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the movie Cleopatra that brought Burton and Taylor together and saw the start of their passionate love affair.

Among those paying tribute at the St David‘s Day ceremony was the star‘s grandson, actor Morgan Ritchie, 24, with his sister Charlotte and mother Kate. Burton and Taylor‘s adopted daughter Maria was also there.

The unveiling of the plaque, the 2,491st on Hollywood Boulevard, came after a long-running campaign.

Burton, who died in 1984 aged 58, starred alongside Taylor in 11 films.